John_Maxwell_IV comments on More art, less stink: Taking the PU out of PUA - Less Wrong

66 Post author: XFrequentist 10 September 2010 12:25AM

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Comment author: John_Maxwell_IV 10 September 2010 08:20:28AM *  8 points [-]

Sounds great.

I think the ideal scenario would be if we coordinated with Tricycle so that we could use our existing logins on the new site, but we had fresh karma scores or none at all.

Especially interesting would be a series of "sub-LWs" that one could be subscribed to in a way similar to subreddits. Other potential subLWs: posts that use math; posts on fighting akrasia (e.g. take caffeine pills at 6 AM and you'll wake naturally at 8 AM. That sort of thing.) Maybe even one for software development?

Comment author: bentarm 11 September 2010 12:59:41PM 0 points [-]

(e.g. take caffeine pills at 6 AM and you'll wake naturally at 8 AM. That sort of thing.)

Is there a typo here? Otherwise you seem to be suggesting either taking pills whilst asleep or sleeping for only 2 hours...

Comment author: wedrifid 11 September 2010 01:22:56PM 3 points [-]

Something that I have used with some effectiveness is setting an alarm, taking caffeine and modafinil upon awaking then returning to sleep until I wake up 'naturally'. This is far less psychologically draining than relying on multiple alarms and willpower.

Comment author: XFrequentist 11 September 2010 06:01:54PM 2 points [-]

That could work actually. I've done the caffeine-nap thing (slam a coffee + immediately take a nap = wake 30 minutes later feeling doubly refreshed), and it seems to do the trick.